The Ohio Independent Baptist, May-June 1965

Mr. Webster i the on of Mr. and Mr . Roy F. Web ter who live at 46 Center Road Bedford, Ohio.– Rev. Wayne G. McAlle ter Clerk of the Council. Litchfield Baptist reports progress in two months The Litchfield Bapti t Church re– ported ble·-- ing of the Lord, rapid progre and activitie in the church ince the fir t of the year under the mini try of Pa tor David Shimp and hi wife. Church clerk Mr . Dorri ll Bound·.. ..aid there were 16 confe ing Chri t a their per onal Saviour and three who received the right hand of Chri tian fellowship from previou"' baptisms making 19 new member ince Jan. I. Mrs. Bound said ·they participated in a week end mi~ ionary conferenee with three other churches, the Mid– view Spencer and Rochester Bapti t churches. Special s,peakers were Allan Lewi Earl Umbaugh, Vernon Weber , Robert Ryerse and Stanley Brittain. Guest missionary speaker recently was Mrs. Margaret Brabon, a na tive of Litchfield a missionary to Colum– bia South America. The Rev. Paul Tidball of Cleveland Hebrew Mission spoke in April. Plans are being made to beautify the interior of the church aud itorium and to have a spiral construoted on the roof within the next month. "When you pray p1ea e remember your sister church in Litchfield , ' Mr . Bound said . Myron L. Williams accepts pastorate in Michigan The Rev. Myron L. William.:- con– cluded hi ministry at the alvary Baptist church of Tiffin on March 28th. He had announced hi re igna– tion earlier in the month in order to accept another pa torate in Michigan. During the nearly four year of Mr. W1Jl1am'~ ministry in ~iffin, 28 new members were added to the church, 24 of the)e by bapti m, and n1any improvernent~ were made to the chL1rch building A pastor's tudy was built, a nursery added, and the co111pletc exterior of the building was andblasted and redecorated . Mr. Williarns ha·; carried 011 a radio 111i11istr)' on the local station which he began in 1961 and has continued ince. l1e p1 ograr11, called •· ,llvary J:;cho~ ", was tl1 onJy 011e spor1sorcd a11d pr duce l h} 1 a J ea l c httrc h 011 th iffir, tali >11 dltring thi·.) 11eriod. tr . \\'i llia111 er,, d as 1oderutor THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Church is one year old and growing First anniversary services of Grace Baptist church, Kent, Ohio, were held recentl y in the church . Pictured above are Clarence Cron– baugh, Sunday School superintendent, the Rev . Glen E. Crabb, pastor, and Dr. Al Ian E. Lewis, president of Baptist Mid-Missions , speaker. First anniversary service held at new church in Kent Dr. Allan E. Lewis pre'3ident of Ba,ptist Mid-Mis ion , wa the gue ,t peaker at the fir t anniversary ~er– vices of the Grace Baptist Church Kent, Ohio. T hi church started under the Pro- Myron L. Wil liams ot the Nor,th Bethel A oc1ation f Intlependent Bapti t hurchc~ dL1r1ng thi\ pa~t year and al· o , erved on the pa toral advi ory con1111ittee of th An1crican ot1ncil f ht1rcl1es of Ohio. He ~crved churches in I..,ora1n, r oledo, anti New York late l1ctorc co,111 ng to 1 if f 1n. Mr . and Mrs. Willia111 ' and tl1cir f1\c cl1ildren 111ovctl lt) llrian, 11cl1. the fir st of pril \\here 1r. \Vill1 ,1 n1·\ tlJOk LIJJ hi s (lt1tics as ()aSll>r of tl1c li erea11 l3aptist c l1t1rc l1 l)f ll1al ·i t) . gram of Propaga,tion bccan1e elf- supporting after ix n1onth'"' . Plan are now being n1ade for a fir t unit church building in the late ummer of 1965. During the day the church charter wa signed by 42 member and a a<:rificial offering of $1,338.55 wa given to help purcha e a four-acre building '3ite. CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION Our 61 st Year A taff of eighteen full-time or part-tin1e worker witne ing to our Lord' "brethren" in Ohio, W t Virginia, Brazi l· and other area by radio and the mailing mini try. Our policy to cooperate with local ew Te tan1ent chur he in the accepted n1cthod of piritural evangeli m, and the placing of new convert . We e pre tlr appricati n to the ,pa. tor and frienti in Llr Ohio A. ·ociation ht1rch who in the pa t )'ear hav helped n1ake thi n1ini try po ib'le. taff n1cn1ber are happ t vi ·it cht1r he " in ,the pirit f ct 15 :4 to l1ar report and in pirational 111e " age onccrn1ng th 1111ni.. tr) . Writ for free c p) - H rt1n1pet– er fol l \ra 1" ~l t}Lta1 t 1 l} <l v ted to JC\\ i,h l)r phecit;~, Atrr nt e\\, ,1b tit th Jc,\\~ ,1nd thrilling • • r~pt)rt, tro111 1111 s1onar1~ ". (, ct ,1lLI . 111cl ' er, llJ)t. l).0. Bo 1805 C' levelat1ll, 111 44118 MAY -JUNE 1965 PAGE 13